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Today's Meeting Review!
President Paula opened our meeting.
With September 11th right around the corner, Lydia’s invocation served as a gentle reminder to remember the lives that were lost on that day and the lingering impact that event will forever have on the survivors and all of us as a nation. She encouraged us to resolve to Be Kinder, Live Fuller, and Work Harder.
We welcomed our two members who joined us by Zoom this morning. This is a wonderful option on days you may be out of town, under the weather, or simply aren’t able to make it to the meeting in person. Www.sitszoom.com
Induction We welcomed the first new member of the season this morning! Carol Gerard has been a member of our community for many years. Born in Illinois, Carol moved to Southern California after earning a Master’s Degree in Biological Science. She has been a biology teacher and a manager in the aerospace industry. Currently retired, she has dedicated many hours to volunteer service. Having recently stepped down as the director of Bread and Broth, Carol enjoys hiking and spending time with her dog and friends. She will be a wonderful addition to our club!
Sunshine goes out to Tina Miranda and Bill Martinez. We send hope for healing and comfort.
Lois provided our treasurer’s report this morning. All of our committees received the funds they requested for this year. Moving forward, Jeanne Prestella will serve as our budget / finance person. Thanks go out to both of you for your dedication and hard work on behalf of our club.
Correspondence Shirley shared some wonderful Thank You cards from some of our scholarship recipients, South Tahoe Middle School, Zephyr Cove Elementary School, Community United, Catalyst, My Sister’s House, and Susan Horst - our District 5 coordinator. How wonderful it is to hear how our efforts are welcomed and appreciated!
Soroptimist Anniversaries!!! Congratulations and heartfelt thanks for your years of service to our club and our community!
Joanne Shope - 22 years
Diane Imbach - 11 years
Nancy Muller - 7 years
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The Art Sale for Mt Tallac Students www.artsaleformttallac.org
The auction is open and going well! We are well on our way toward reaching our goals. Please continue to forward and share the website with family and friends. Bid! Bid! Bid!
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Facebook Link We are changing over from using Facebook Group to Facebook Page. The link above will get you where you need to go! Let's all be on the same Page!!!
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SEPTEMTER is Suicide Prevention Month:
Here's an added item for your knowledge! Suicide claims the lives of more than 47,000 Americans per year. It's a serious threat for the young and our older adults. September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and there is much to learn. One important item to SHARE around the nation is that one can easily reach The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by dialing 988. We have two great sources of information. NAMI, National Alliance on Mental Illness has valuable information here. And click here for added resources from Barton Health.
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SITS Committees - Chairs please update your descriptions!
ALL MEMBERS, please sign up for your committees of choice here. It's through our committee work that we accomplish so much for the community of Tahoe and the world. We ask that all members select one Technical (how our club operates) and one Service (what our club does) committee. Remember, we can jump in on all committee meetings and activities as desired! For your viewing pleasure see the committee videos we made with Tahoe Production House for full explanations.
SITS Reports:
Lori Brazil: All of the backpacks from our Back Pack Attack have now been delivered and were well received. Catalyst (formerly Choices for Children) was overjoyed to be included this year. Bill Martinez from Family Resource Center also sends his thanks and appreciation.
Kim Valverde: Keep your eyes open for upcoming events as Healthy Women Healthy World is ready to get underway with a new season of adventure! Although Kim and Mandy will not be able to attend if you want to get out on the water one last time before the colder weather sets in, consider contacting Susan Glasson at 775-741-2575 to join in a SUP Yoga class the morning of Wed., Sept 14th, 8am, at Nevada Beach. You will need to provide your own life jacket and paddle board. The cost is $20 - ALL proceeds will go toward the Days for Girls Cambodia Project.
Nancy Muller: Live Your Dream Applications are going out to local schools and LTCC. Member referrals are also welcomed. Click here to learn more about this award: Forms can be found on our SITS website.
Lisa Huard: Committee Chairs, please double check the information on our website and make sure the information under your committee is current and that project descriptions are accurate. Please also look at all forms associated with your particular committee. Email Lisa with any upcoming deadlines.
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Support for our Mt. Tallac Students! The Art Sale
www.artsaleformttallac.org
Please share this auction site with everyone and thank you to the group of women who got this organized! Your efforts will benefit our youth in a dramatic way. This is an online art sale thanks to the talent of Mr. Keith Williams. His work with bronze, wood, ceramics, and water colors is remarkable and he wanted to pay tribute to his beautiful wife, Sandy Williams. Sandy had a heart filled for the youth at Mt. Tallac High School. All of the funds raised through this event will go to support our students! The sale will be launched Sept. 1 and close on Sept. 30th so please SHARE this information. People can also simply donate to our efforts at the school! For more information, contact Wendy David.
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SITS 'Show and Tell'! October 4th, 5.30 - 7pm at Wendy's house.
Bring a friend and we will Show them what a fun group we are and Tell them how they can come have fun with us! There will be a raffle for our guests.
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Shop your heart out and support our efforts!
SITS can earn funds with your shopping!
Please share this information with family and friends!
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Amazon Smile. Go to www.amazonsmile.com to sign up! & help our club! Use this whenever you order from Amazon. It's an easy way to help our club.
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SHOPS for SITS!
It’s a win/win fundraising opportunity for our efforts all year long! Great household and gift items you can order come right to your home and our club receives 40% of what you spend there to enhance the lives of women and youth!
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As many of you know, on September 11, 2001, Mr. Sneed placed an American flag in the crevice of the rock formation and is responsible for replacing the flag with a new one every year in a public ceremony. This year’s ceremony will be on Saturday, September 10 at 2:30pm. This event is open to the public. Granite Construction will close the slow lane coming down the mountain, and will be directing traffic. Parking will be available along the road starting at 2:00. Here's a story about his service to our community and nation.
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Polling Place Workers needed for our next elections! These are paid positions and there are posts needed in Lake Tahoe.
Go here to learn more and apply through the county. High School students can apply as well!
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Tahoe Women's Community Fund: Come join us for a cup of coffee or a glass of wine...learn about TWCF....bring a friend...help us double our membership.
First Wednesday of the month at 5 PM for wine!
- Oct 5 at Idle Hour
- Nov 2 at Cocktail Corner
Third Wednesday of Month: Coffee Morning at 9:30 am
- Sept. 21 at Cuppa Tahoe
- Oct. 19 at Revive Coffee Shop
- Nov. 16 at Clyde’s Coffee Shop
SHARE this information with everyone. Let's get the membership up to 400!
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VITALANT
Upcoming dates to GIVE!
Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, our nation is experiencing the greatest blood shortage in over a decade. You can do your part by donating often. Whole blood can be donated every 8 weeks (56 days) or up to 6 times per year. Power red donations can be made every 16 weeks (112 days). Platelet apheresis donors may give every 7 days up to 24 times per year. If you have questions about donating blood, go to vitalent.org. Donating blood is a lifesaving act of kindness.
Donors are encouraged to please schedule an appointment. Walk-ins will be accommodated if space allows.
Please schedule an appointment at Click here to make an appointment or go to www.donors.vitalent.org and use blood drive code SMFM062 or call Vitalant at 877-258-4825 and mention blood drive code SMFM06l
Friday 9/16
South Lake Tahoe Community Gymnasium
1180 Rufus Allen Blvd
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Open 12pm-5pm
Thursday 9/22
Aspire Academy High School
Bloodmobile
1680 Bently Pkwy, Minden, NV
Open 9am-3pm
Friday 9/23
Whole Foods
3600 Lake Tahoe Blvd
12pm-4pm
Fri 9/30
South Lake Tahoe Association of Realtors
2307 James Ave
9am-1pm
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Al Tahoe Pioneer Cemetery Community workshop Thursday, Sept 22!
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KULAIWI
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 6:30 PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 530-542-3632
or
TahoeArtsProject.org
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The Kiwanis Club of Lake Tahoe is looking for Unsung Heroes in the South Lake Tahoe community. There have always been great volunteers on the South Shore, but over the past two years, the community has been the recipient of thousands of hours of selfless work by volunteers
Click here for more information
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From our friends of the Moose Lodge, the 18th Annual Kids' Fishing Day!
SHARE this information with everyone. It's a day for our kiddos!
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Non Profit Speed matching Event
Wednesday, September 28th from 6:00PM – 8:00PM
Location: Boys & Girls Club of Lake Tahoe - 1100 Lyons Avenue, South Lake Tahoe, CA, 96150
Deadline for registration is August 31st!
Over the last 6 months, we have had many non-profits reach out to us about finding good, qualified, interested board members….so here comes our first attempt to help non-profits find such people (LIKE YOU).
If you are a community member and are interested and/or passionate about helping out as a possible board member to one of the many nonprofits here on the south shore of Lake Tahoe, please sign up on the first link below. We know many of you are super-involved in our amazing community…we hope this event will help more people join in to making Tahoe the amazing community and support system for others and our environment.
Choose the registration link below that applies to you based on reason for attending (nonprofit looking for a board member OR community member looking to join a board).
SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE TAHOE REGISTRATION LINKS:
If you have any questions, feel free to email Kathy Haven at kathy@eldoradocf.org.
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Enjoy the Fall Festival benefitting the Lake Tahoe Educational Foundation on October 1 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Lakeview Social. The family-friendly event will have fun activities all day long, all to support enrichment grants for South Lake Tahoe Performing Arts and the STEM programs at schools. More here.
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It's Chris Campion to let you know Tahoe Arts Project has convinced me to dance. Yes, you read that right - dance... I can't believe it either. But its for a great cause.
Oct. 15, 2022, at 6:30pm at Bally's - I'll be one of ten locals hoofing it at this entertaining Fundraiser to help bring more of the arts into our schools. It has become one of the best social events in town and is back for the first time since March 2020.
My luck held and I got a great "pro" partner - Chelsea. She is one of my granddaughter Lily's dance teachers at the Studio. With the two of them on my team, I'm hoping for no serious injuries or major embarassments. Minor embarassments are guaranteed.
Until Sept. 15th, follow the link below to buy special pre-sale tickets. Enter the code 'Heavenly' to get seats ($50 or $25/$15 kids) at tables in our section. Grab some friends and come have fun. Even if you choose to buy tickets later, make sure to select to support Chelsea and Chris, Kim and George, or one of your other favorite dance teams!
I'd love to have you join the fun and support TAP. Or, like NASCAR, just come to see the crashes. Either way, hope to see you there!
Thanks, Chris
Tickets available online September 15 at
tahoeartsproject.tix.com
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A Long Time Coming for Tahoe! Tahoe Family Hearing Clinic has been a couple years in the making and will officially be opening in a few weeks in the Tahoe Valley Pharmacy complex at 2074 Lake Tahoe Blvd (Suite 9, where the Quick Care used to be).
They will be able to provide specialty care to our community so that people no longer have to travel "off the hill" to receive care such as hearing protection, auditory training, hearing aids, cochlear implants, pediatric diagnostics, newborn evaluations, etc.
Jenelle Sandy Au.D., CCC-A is the
Senior Audiologist jsandy@tahoehearing.com . Email her with any questions you may have!
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Post-fire resilience workshops to focus on Dixie, Caldor & Tamarack fires
University of California Cooperative Extension is holding online weekly workshops and in-person field trips to connect landowners affected by recent wildfires to post-fire management concepts, strategies, professionals, and programs... Online meetings through Oct 14th.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS
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Barton Health
Barton Health Wellness Lecture Series. Go here for upcoming and also past lectures.
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Sugar Pine Foundation
It's their busy time of the year! Check out the website for ALL the opportunities to do your bit to help!
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Between Horses and Humans continues to grow! If you're a lover of youth and a lover of horses, this is a program for you! You can keep up on their information by reading their newsletters here! Volunteers and donations are always needed.
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Christmas Cheer - NEEDS VOLUNTEERS!!!
Three Fridays a month, a big rig comes to Tahoe from the Food Bank of Northern Nevada. We transfer food from the big rig to the Christmas Cheer truck, then drive to Christmas Cheer, on 3rd Street by Barton, and unload the truck. This procedure takes about 2.5 hours.
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Food Assistance Guide for So. Lake Tahoe. If you know of anyone in need, please share this information. Click and print!
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Medical Equipment needed - Rotary's David Kurtzman is heading a new program for our community. Free, used, in home medical equipment, like shower chairs, wheelchairs, walkers etc.
He can be contacted directly, 530-545-3283 to request items or donate.
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The Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless has accomplished so much thanks to their leadership and many volunteers. You can read about all that's been done thus far here.
Homeless coalition completes purchase of three South Lake Tahoe motels; move-ins begin - donation list at end of this article. Our assistance throughout the year makes a difference in the life of another and in the health of our community!
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The nonprofit Trails is looking for Board Members.
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Our Upcoming Programs
Join us at the SLT Senior Center, Thursdays, 7:30 - 8:30 AM for information, fun and a cup of coffee!
Sept. 15 - Cheyanne Lane, Tahoe Youth & Family Services
Sept. 22 - Morgan Edwards, SOS Outreach
Sept. 29 -Heather Segale - UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Ctr
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Elegant Evening 2022
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